Doctors

Dr Uzair Malik

MBBS MRCGP

Dr Malik trained as a GP in the local area and works at the surgery Monday-Friday. He has interests in how to best optimise patient care at home (instead of needing admission to hospital) and dementia.

Dr Martina Piskata

MD DRCOG MRCGP

Dr Piskata works at the Surgery on Tuesdays and Wednesdays. She has a specific interests in women’s health and family planning.

Doctor qualifications explained:

MBChB, MBBS, MD: These are primary medical qualifications. Although the lettering differs between universities, they are all dual degrees of Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery.

MRCGP: This is the post graduate qualification awarded when a doctor has completed their training in general practice and gained membership to the Royal College of General Practitioners.

DRCOG: The post graduate diploma in Obstetrics (pregnancy) & Gynaecology (female reproductive organs) is a qualification awarded by the Royal College of Obstetricians & Gynaecologists that some doctors choose to take. Doctors awarded this qualification have passed an additional examination and have demonstrated an advanced knowledge in this field, although this does not make them a hospital specialist.

GYDYTOJAS: This is the Lithuanian translation of ‘doctor’ and is an equivalent qualification to the MBChB, MBBS or MD.

Nurses

Mrs Michele Willis

BA (Public Health) HV RSCN RGN

Michele trained at the Royal Free Hospital in London to become a registered nurse before going on to train as a specialist paediatric nurse at Westminster Children’s Hospital and as a Health Visitor. She is also a qualified prescriber and can deal with the wide array of minor illnesses that many people experience. She combines these skills to lead our chronic disease monitoring and has urgent minor illness clinics for on the day appointments.

Ms Marie Park

RGN BA (hons) Social Policy & Health Foundation in Travel Health

Marie trained in Barnett Hospital and has been a practice nurse for many years. She has specific interests in Travel Health and Asthma.

Ms Nicola Johnson

Nicola is an Advanced Nurse Practitioner, which means that she is able to manage all minor and some emergency presentations independently. She can also prescribe medications, such as antibiotics and contraception.

Nurse qualifications explained:

RGN: Registered General Nurse

RSCN: Registered Sick Children’s Nurse

HV: Health Visiting

Practice Management

Mr Nick Wrapson

Practice Manager

Ambreen Begum

Assistant Practice Manager

The practice manager is involved in managing all of the business aspects of the practice such as making sure that the right systems are in place to provide a high quality of patient care, human resources, finance, patient safety, premises and equipment and information technology. The practice manager supports the GPs and other medical professionals with delivering patient services and also helps to develop extended services to enhance patient care.